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The 4th Grade Spelling Notebook
On the Importance of Prayers
Vogue in Iran (1969)
Behzad Golpaygani’s Cover Designs
Decorated Niches
Graphics of Revolution & War
Iranian Women in Harper’s (1887)
Tabriz Memorial Highschool
Iran Air Pre-1979
Sullivan’s illustrations for The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

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Photocopied Talisman - فتوکپی طلسم

Mass-Produced Talismans

Traditionally, one needed to visit an expert to purchase a talisman. But in today's Iran, thanks to the photocopier, one can buy a photocopied talisman from the shops near the Shiite shrines.

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Astrolobe, Khalili Collection

Astrolabes and Celestial Globes

Astrolabes and celestial globes were instruments of astrology that were extensively used in the Persian world to create astrological maps. Mainly made of brass they mostly had detailed astrological charts and maps on the inside and on the back.

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Iranian Talisman

Examples of Iranian Talismans.

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